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Strategies & Market Trends : 2026 TeoTwawKi ... 2032 Darkest Interregnum -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TobagoJack who wrote (144311)	11/24/2018 7:26:07 PM
From: stsimon	Respond to of 217573

In general I don't believe it is necessary to be able to predict the end of a bull or bear market. Usually it is good enough to recognize the change after it occurs. Currently we are eight years into a bull market in the U.S. The increased volatility we are seeing is a sign that we may be entering a bear market, but it may just be a correction. If things should become more confused I will simply hold cash until things become clearer to me. The present time does remind me of the Watergate era. The markets often ignore political problems until the last minute, and then suddenly all hell breaks loose. We'll see. Fortunately I am old, so the long run is of no concern to me. As Keynes so eloquently put it, in the long run we are all dead. Until then, I shall enjoy each day as it comes. Speculating for me is more sport than necessity.